In Spies for Hire , investigative reporter Tim Shorrock lifts the veil off a major story the government doesn't want us to know about -- the massive outsourcing of top secret intelligence activities to private-sector contractors. Running spy networks overseas. Tracking down terrorists in the Middle East. Interrogating enemy prisoners. Analyzing... more...

This book demystifies the often misunderstood place that spirituality plays in counselling and psychotherapy and explores how transpersonal psychology has been welcomed or ignored by all major schools of psychology. Sharrock serves to enliven the thinking of any psychologist, counsellor or psychotherapist regardless of their clinical orientation. more...

This book reflects on current thinking in development economics and on what may happen over the next two decades. As well as studying development economics in retrospect, the volume explores the current debates and challenges and looks forward at the problems that affect the global capacity to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. more...

Savannah habitats comprise an ecologically important, but ultimately fragile, ecosystem. They constitute one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering almost 20% of the land surface, and can be simply described as tropical and subtropical grasslands with scattered bushes and trees. Most savannahs occur in Africa, although smaller areas can be found... more...

This text reports a study of 20 student primary teachers, 10 on a conventional PGCE course and 10 on a school-based articled teacher training course. documenting their learning experiences over a two year period, the authors explore the factors that facilitate or impede the students' learning as teachers. In drawing upon these case studies together... more...

Examines studies of pupil achievement in maths and science, and their usefulness for policy makers, test designers, researchers and teachers. Studies on all scales are considered, with particular attention paid to international comparative research and how it can help raise standards. more...